I’m trying to get to the Bogoda Worker predictions, but I can’t seem to move past the fact that someone paid $20K for THAT. That’s what cost $20K?!?! And it houses a maximum of 100 rodents at a time??? Unbelievable!
Damn, bodega workers make $1500 a month? Is he the owner too? I'm not sure how anyone in NYC can survive on that. You can't even pay the rent. I should be thankful for my own situation. I shouldn't complain about anything!
The finances in this post are mind-boggling! Like, 20k for Guinea pigs but Bodega owners make considerably less than that in a year! Not to mention what you’re making from Cafe Anne. Priorities, people!
Also: congrats on your meteoric rise! It’s entirely deserved.
“I was surprised that readers had few comments about the strange antics of our elected officials at the hearing” Two sides of the same coin: strange antics/elected officials
“…Guinea pig doorman, and an elevator operator who takes all the others to their proper floor where their apartment is located.” What a marvelous image!!
“…and a little fort for the rodents to play house in.” How nice! When I was knee-high to a Guinea pig, I would have to use the sofa cushions to build a fort!
“I don’t know how to answer that, sorry,” said Ms. Hansen. THAT’S THE PHRASE I’VE BEEN LOOKING FOR MY WHOLE LIFE! “I don’t know the answer to that, sorry.” So simple, yet so effective!
Grand Prize-Winning Phrase: “So you can be confident that the predictions and advice that follow are 100% reliable. Never mind the fact that they sometimes contradict each other.” Sounds exactly like financial advisors from up on Wall Street!
1st Runner-up: Wife: (From behind the counter): What I think? Everything! Everything! They change everything! Just so funny!!!!
Most interesting interview: Lisa from Lemontree grocery. Wow that young woman is wise beyond her years! Anne you need to ask her for advice on finding a sponsor; Lisa is plugged-in!
Happiest looking Bodega worker: Zaid Ali Hussain, New Saba Deli & Grocery. I would buy a $7.99 can of whipped cream from him and go away happy with my purchase. A marketing guru once told me that your customer wants two things: solutions to problems and good feelings.
**A comment is in order here: A bodega is NOT a Big-Box Store and straitjackets are available for anyone who thinks so. I had a migraine early during my 1-hour commute to work one evening and had to buy a bottle of brand-name Motrin at a gas station convenience-store to catch it in time It was something like $12.99 for 30 tablets. I could have bought a bottle of 200 generic ibuprofen at Sams Club for $7.99. But the gas station was in the right place at the right time. In the bodega and convenience-store world, it is all about LOCATION-LOCATION-LOCATION!!
Takeaway from the Bodega Worker’s predictions and Anne’s search for a sponsor: Everyone is trying their best to overcome the odds. As the character Rachel Cooper said in the movie, The Night of the Hunter, “It’s a hard world for little things.”
I love the bodega predictions, but maybe there’s room for some competition. See what the hot dog vendors have to say about 2023, then compare notes at the end of the year to see which profession truly has its finger on the pulse of the city that never sleeps.
Happy New Year. I am a big believer in Ockham's Razor, the simplest answer is often the best. Any municipality SILLY ENOUGH to authorize, pay and install little plastic pet carriers for $1000 each (20 for 20K$) is likely also to think $8 for Reddi Whip is reasonable. Based upon these silly markups, I think you can solve your stealing from retirement dilemma. Just start selling $50 subscriptions to the Cafe for $125. It seems as long as you concentrate on NYC zip codes, people will shrug and pay. Of course, if you could get placement at BJ Wholesale or Costco, they could offer the $50 membership cards for $35 but you would have to buy two :) --- This was ANOTHER in a series of entertaining tales!!!!!
"When you have something sick, you wait two days, three days, you eat food, eat food. Stop cigarette. Stop alcohol, stop everything. Your body okay. You come back, little bit, little bit.”
People say, “What is good for me?” Fresh honey. Fresh chicken. Fish."
That's a recipe for futureproofing the human body right there!
I’m trying to get to the Bogoda Worker predictions, but I can’t seem to move past the fact that someone paid $20K for THAT. That’s what cost $20K?!?! And it houses a maximum of 100 rodents at a time??? Unbelievable!
It's truly amazing to me how much fascinating hilarious great stuff you fit into every single one of these newsletters! I love them!
The Bodega workers predictions are brilliant. So enjoyable. Thank you.
The best part of this week:
“What will be different in New York City this year?
Nothing! Everything will be the same.”
Believe it, baby.
Damn, bodega workers make $1500 a month? Is he the owner too? I'm not sure how anyone in NYC can survive on that. You can't even pay the rent. I should be thankful for my own situation. I shouldn't complain about anything!
The finances in this post are mind-boggling! Like, 20k for Guinea pigs but Bodega owners make considerably less than that in a year! Not to mention what you’re making from Cafe Anne. Priorities, people!
Also: congrats on your meteoric rise! It’s entirely deserved.
“I was surprised that readers had few comments about the strange antics of our elected officials at the hearing” Two sides of the same coin: strange antics/elected officials
“…Guinea pig doorman, and an elevator operator who takes all the others to their proper floor where their apartment is located.” What a marvelous image!!
“…and a little fort for the rodents to play house in.” How nice! When I was knee-high to a Guinea pig, I would have to use the sofa cushions to build a fort!
“I don’t know how to answer that, sorry,” said Ms. Hansen. THAT’S THE PHRASE I’VE BEEN LOOKING FOR MY WHOLE LIFE! “I don’t know the answer to that, sorry.” So simple, yet so effective!
Grand Prize-Winning Phrase: “So you can be confident that the predictions and advice that follow are 100% reliable. Never mind the fact that they sometimes contradict each other.” Sounds exactly like financial advisors from up on Wall Street!
1st Runner-up: Wife: (From behind the counter): What I think? Everything! Everything! They change everything! Just so funny!!!!
Most interesting interview: Lisa from Lemontree grocery. Wow that young woman is wise beyond her years! Anne you need to ask her for advice on finding a sponsor; Lisa is plugged-in!
Happiest looking Bodega worker: Zaid Ali Hussain, New Saba Deli & Grocery. I would buy a $7.99 can of whipped cream from him and go away happy with my purchase. A marketing guru once told me that your customer wants two things: solutions to problems and good feelings.
**A comment is in order here: A bodega is NOT a Big-Box Store and straitjackets are available for anyone who thinks so. I had a migraine early during my 1-hour commute to work one evening and had to buy a bottle of brand-name Motrin at a gas station convenience-store to catch it in time It was something like $12.99 for 30 tablets. I could have bought a bottle of 200 generic ibuprofen at Sams Club for $7.99. But the gas station was in the right place at the right time. In the bodega and convenience-store world, it is all about LOCATION-LOCATION-LOCATION!!
Takeaway from the Bodega Worker’s predictions and Anne’s search for a sponsor: Everyone is trying their best to overcome the odds. As the character Rachel Cooper said in the movie, The Night of the Hunter, “It’s a hard world for little things.”
I love the bodega predictions, but maybe there’s room for some competition. See what the hot dog vendors have to say about 2023, then compare notes at the end of the year to see which profession truly has its finger on the pulse of the city that never sleeps.
GORPCORE That is just too, too enticing not to make fun of.
the idea of nothing changing this year but lower inflation - i'm here for it! def putting more stock in bodega predictions than the psychics
Happy New Year. I am a big believer in Ockham's Razor, the simplest answer is often the best. Any municipality SILLY ENOUGH to authorize, pay and install little plastic pet carriers for $1000 each (20 for 20K$) is likely also to think $8 for Reddi Whip is reasonable. Based upon these silly markups, I think you can solve your stealing from retirement dilemma. Just start selling $50 subscriptions to the Cafe for $125. It seems as long as you concentrate on NYC zip codes, people will shrug and pay. Of course, if you could get placement at BJ Wholesale or Costco, they could offer the $50 membership cards for $35 but you would have to buy two :) --- This was ANOTHER in a series of entertaining tales!!!!!
"'There’s obviously not a doorman,' she said." - Rude.
"Work hard, save your money." - Yes.
“NOTHING SHORT OF TOTAL WAR." - Sounds about right for 2023.
Hope you had a nice holiday, Anne! Congrats on the growth!
Zaid Ali Hussain is so wise. I LOVE this:
"When you have something sick, you wait two days, three days, you eat food, eat food. Stop cigarette. Stop alcohol, stop everything. Your body okay. You come back, little bit, little bit.”
People say, “What is good for me?” Fresh honey. Fresh chicken. Fish."
That's a recipe for futureproofing the human body right there!
HEY MONEY PEOPLE LISTEN UP !! CAFE ANNE NEEDS A SPONSOR AND IF YOU DONT DO IT I WILL BE UPSET.
If you're unwilling to sponsor, the least you can do is subscribe. With your cash. I beg you all. I feel passionately about this.
1. All my life and I’ve never known what GORP stands for. Until now.
2. How much are eggs at these bodegas?
Great article, thank you. Congratulations on your growth! I hope I’m just like you when I grow up! 🤣